Sanitary show-case.



J. F. DEARDURFF.

SANITARY SHOW CASE.

APPLICATION FILED 00125. 1913.

Patented May 11, 1915.

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J. F. DEARDORFF.

SANITVARY SHOW CASE. APPLICATlON FILED OCT. 25, 913.

lutvnted May 11, 1915.

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INVE/VTOR I Jkn Ffleariarfif W T/VESSES:

ATTORNEY.

J'GHN TE. DEARDOB-FE, GE KANSAS CIEY, MISSOURI.

SANITARY SHQW-CASE.

Application filed Getober 25,

To all whom it may concern:

lle it known that l, JoHN 3. DnAnnoRrr, a citizen of: the United States.residing at s City, in tie count-y of Jackson and re of Missouri,invented certain new on d useful Improvements in Sanitary Shoe which thei ollo'wing is a specificsrion.

lrly invention relates to sanitary showcases, and one object is toprovide a. coinparotively simple and inexpensive case of this characterfor displaying bakery, candy manufactures. and other products in suchmanner that flies and other insects may be excluded from said products.

' rrthcr object is to provide a showcase cl: sections may be readilyadded to the capacity of the showcase as uty demands.

it-her objects of the invention. will hereinafter appear, and in orderthat said invention may be fully ul'lderstood, reference will now bemade to the accompanying drawings, in which: v

Figure 1 is a front elevation of my showcase embodying three sections.Fig. 2 is a broken detail perspective of certain parts of the showcaseready to be assembled. Fig. 8 is a v..,rtical cross section. on lineIll-HI oi? l 1. .l ig. i is :1 broken horizontal section on line I. --IVof Fig. 3. Fig. 5 is a broker. vertical cross section on line V of Fig.

In carrying out the invention, I employ a frame for each section of theshowcase, conzyn-ising a pair of skeleton end segments 1, centrallydisposed'longitudinal bar 2 connecting the upper sides of said endsegment; and a pair of longitudinal angle bars 3 uniting the lowercorners of said end segments.

The sections of the showcase are inclosed in end transparent or glassplates 4: and arcuate transparent or glass plates 5 and 6. lbs endiuostglass plates 1 are held in rsbts 7 the two endniost segments 1 bysegntal retaining plates 8, reinovably secured c said cndmostsegments 1. The interme "lute plates l are held in the rsbbets 7 of theintermediate segments 1 by the abutting segments of the companionsections. Each intermediate segment 1 can be supplied with a glass plate1, but it is only necessary to have one glass plate 4 between theabutting sections, as shown by Fig. 4. Each glass plate 6 constitutespart of a door for nor- Specification of Letters Patent.

rammed May 11,1915.

1913. Serial No. 737,233.

mally closing the open front portion of each section through whichaccess may be had to tions of the end segments 1 3 and 4).

Each glass plate 6 is held in position in the rabbets 9 in the arcuatefree terminals 11 of the oscillatory arms 9, by arcuate retaining plates12 and horizontal anglebars 13 removably secured to the ends of saidarouate terminals 11 (Figs. 3 and 4.). The uppermost snglebar 13 almostcontacts the inner surface of the glass plate 5, (Fig. 3) to preventingress of flies and other insects. The are of the glass plates 6 and Ciis struck from the center of pivots 10, so that; when the door is swungopen the glass plate ti will pass back beneath the glass plate 5.

In order to avoid shock to the glass plate 6 when the door is opened orclosed oscillatory arms 9 are provided with bumpers 14 and 15, theformer of which impinge against cushions 16 when. the door is opened,while the latter impinge against cushions 17 when the. door is closed,(Fig. 3).

' The door is actuated through the intermedi'acy of a hand lever 18 andor connecting bar 19, the latter of which is pivotally connected at itsends to one of the oscillatory arms 9 and the upper end of the handlever 18. The hand lever 18 is fulcrumed upon a pivot 20 and extendsthrough a slot 21 in the front side of the adjacent end segment 1.

The bottom of esch section of the show case is closed by a glass plate22 which lies upon the angle bars 3 and between the lower horizontalportions of the end segments 1.

When the showcase is made up of tWo'or nioresections, the abutting endsegments 1 are united by broad, arcuate connecting plates 23, the upperends of which abut the longitudinal bar 2, while their lower ends abutthe anglebars 3 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3).

When desired, the showcase may be rigidly secured to the top of acountensuch as indicated at A, by brackets 24.

To some instances, wire netting .25 is substituted for one or more Eofthe of one or more of the sections.

While 1 have shown and described the preferred construction of myshowcase, I of course, reserve the right to make such glass plateschanges in construction, arrangement, and proportion of parts asproperly fall within the spirit and scope of the claim.

Having thus described my invention, What I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

A show case comprising a plurality of sections, each section havingsegmental shaped ends, the ends of the intermediete section abutting theends of the adjacent sections, portions 0f saidends and connecting thesame, an

angle bar extending across the lower portions f the ends and connectingthe same, the

masses outer and inner ends "of the outer sections having glass panes,carried thereby, the panes of the inner ends of said sections serving asclosures for the ends or the intermediate section, ercuntepletes'engeging the nrcuate surfaces of the ends for uniting theabutting ends of the sections and being on gaged by said bar and anglebar.

In testimony whereof 1 affix my signature,

in the presence of two Witnesses.

JQHN F. EARDQRFF. Witnesses:

T. E. LAUDER,

F, G. Fzsozmn,

